Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2 Gene-Associated Disease: Redefining Genotype-Phenotype Correlation
Author(s) -
Christian Wider,
Dennis W. Dickson,
Zbigniew K. Wszołek
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
neurodegenerative diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.98
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1660-2862
pISSN - 1660-2854
DOI - 10.1159/000289232
Subject(s) - progressive supranuclear palsy , lrrk2 , frontotemporal dementia , dementia with lewy bodies , parkinsonism , neurodegeneration , pathology , dementia , medicine , atrophy , frontotemporal lobar degeneration , parkinson's disease , disease
Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) has emerged as the most prevalent genetic cause of Parkinson's disease (PD) among Caucasians. Patients carrying an LRRK2 mutation display significant variability of clinical and pathologic phenotypes across and within affected families.
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